Speaking of the color white... Who has a white bicycle?

[Koronin]

No white bikes here. The road bikes are: Trek is black with red and Felt is black with blue. Mountain bike is black, with silver (I think). Cruiser bike is blue with a bit of black.

[TrekDianna]

My Dolce is white with red - I love it. It rains enough here in Oregon that it's probably never going to be completely clean again.

[smilingcat]

Back in the '80s I had a white bike. Pretty with red lettering. I rode it till I broke the frame. I loved it. It was pretty. It had a clear coat over the white so scratches didn't show all that much. It was the bike where I had one of my serious crash and the bike came out better than me. It didn't look like it was in a serious crash. Replaced bar tape, brake hood and lever, replaced seat and it was good.

Only bike that didn't show much of any minor scratch or dirt was brushed finish of my Titanium Litespeed. My metallic red Transition Pro (Specialized) shows water marks, dirt, scratch... in all its glory. My big box kind of bike Mod 6.0 by K2 also shows dirt, grime, scratch.

I also have another vintage bike from the '80s RB-1 by Bridgestone. lugs are rusted, gooseneck and the quill for the handle bar is rusted and frozen. It shows scratches like any other paint job.

Get the color you want. Scratches and chipping happens on all bike. so don't fret too much just because its white. It's not like a blouse.

[IBrakeforPastry]

Get the color you want. Scratches and chipping happens on all bike. so don't fret too much just because its white. It's not like a blouse.

I'm honestly not too concerned with the cleanliness of the bike. It's just the way the thread went. That happens. It's just that I've never seen so many white bikes and I was wondering what the word on the street was. If this was the new thing, if cyclists were trying to emulate someone ("Oh, So-and-So rides a white Whatever - I must have one!"). That's all, just curious.